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Medical Service Line Changes in Santa Clara

Who

  • Regional Medical Center of San Jose 
  • Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA) 

What

The Regional Medical Center of San Jose has notified the Santa Clara County EMSA it plans to close and modify certain service lines:

  • Trauma and STEMI services will close on Aug. 12.
  • Comprehensive stroke service will downgrade to primary stroke services.

Takeaway/Next Steps

Following the news, the Santa Clara County EMSA began conducting an impact study that will be disseminated to the hospitals and other stakeholders in mid-March. The Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing on this issue at its meeting in late March.

Contact

RVP Jo Coffaro at jcoffaro@hospitalcouncil.org